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Could Chelsea Manning Have Received A Legal Name Change in Florida?

May 5, 2014/0 Comments/in LGBT Family Law Matters //Tags: change of name, Florida name change, LGBT family law rights, name change, Tampa Bay Name Change Attorney, transgender family law rights, transgender name change, transgender rightsby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

A couple of weeks ago, the Washington Post reported that an army soldier convicted of leaking classified materials had changed her legal name from Bradley Manning to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning. Ms. Manning’s name change has come after her public acknowledgment that she is transgender.

So could Chelsea Manning have been granted a name change in Florida?

Florida Transgender Name Change

July 28, 2013/2 Comments/in Legal Name Change //Tags: change of name, LGBT family law rights, name change, Tampa Bay Name Change Attorney, transgender family law rights, transgender name change, transgender rightsby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

Transgender residents of Florida, just like all other residents, have the right to petition the court for change of a legal name. As in every name change case, whether the petition will be granted is determined by the following eligibility guidelines:

Whether the petitioner has an ulterior or illegal motive in seeking the name change (such as attempting to avoid criminal prosecution, attempting to avoid a debt, or attempting to assume the identity of someone else). Though there is not much case law on the matter, changing a name to reflect a transgender identity should not be considered an ulterior motive.